Features
Book Week - Q&A with director Heath Davis
Chasing your dream doesn't always go to plan, but sometimes it will set you on a different course. By Tamara Howie Writer and director Heath Davis wrote the film Book...
Deckchair Opens for 2019
It’s back! The Deckchair Cinema has dusted off the chairs and worded-up the possums to prepare for an influx of movie lovers. The season kicks off a week earlier than...
Off The Shelf - Pachinko
Welcome to my column where each month I’ll take a book from the shelf to share. By Kate Rendell I’ve arrived late to Min Jin Lee’s epic novel Pachinko, which...
Flix In The Wet
Flix in the Wet has kept film-lovers happy throughout the never-ending build up this Wet season. The move to BCC Cinemas in Casuarina, after the city cinema’s closure, hasn’t deterred...
Holiday Reads
Lovin' local. Gathering Sticks Margaret Heffernan with Frances Coughlan and Gerard Waterford A life in transition from traditional culture to a very different world, this new release from IAD Press...
Off The Shelf – Dec/Jan
Reviews for readers. by Kate Rendell Welcome to my column where each month I’ll take a book from the shelf to share. The cover image of Kristina Olsson’s Shell depicts...
Writing Workshop
Writer Natalie Sprite has spent the last year on a tiny island off the coast of Queensland, building her home. It’s been an interesting journey for the acclaimed author, who...
Flix in the Wet
With the Deckchair Cinema closing its doors for the Wet season, Flix in the Wet is set to keep film buffs dry and happy in its new home at BCC...
Curator's Cut
If Darwin Festival's opening night show, Buried Country, piqued your interest in Aboriginal country music, then the next instalment of Curator’s Cut is for you. The double-bill will feature Country...
Two Old Artists Looking for Food
A film screening to complement Mulkun Wirrpanda and John Wolseley’s exhibition, Midawarr/Harvest, delves deeper into the two iconic artists’ creative processes and inspiration from food plants in East Arnhem Land...
2001: A Space Odyssey
As the humidity rises and the clouds move in, the end of the Dry also spells the wind-up of the Deckchair Cinema for another year. By Tamara Howie This year...
Deckchair on Demand
The Deckchair Cinema is trying something new – an on demand screening of China Love – a hit film at the 2018 Darwin International Film Festival. By Tamara Howie General...
Off The Shelf - November
Welcome to my column where each month I’ll take a book from the shelf to share. By Kate Rendell More often than not I read books to be taken on...
A Territory Story
There are stories about the Northern Territory that most people know – the devastation of Cyclone Tracy, Sweetheart the five metre crocodile, and the reason the skies explode with fireworks...
Off The Shelf - From the Front Row
Stepping outside my regular book review, this month I take a moment to reflect on criticism in general. Having recently taken part in the Darwin Festival ‘Front Row’ program, temporarily...
Wild Words
There will be 'Boundless Possible' at Wild Words this October, with the Northern Territory’s controversial new slogan set to get chins wagging. By Tamara Howie Host and English teacher Shele...
Curator's Cut
Rare and fascinating films exploring the Territory's history will screen at the Northern Territory Library as curator’s delve into the weird and wonderful audio-visual items in their collection. By Tamara...
Japanese Film Festival
A small slice of Japan will come to Darwin when the Japanese Film Festival brings a curated selection of their program to the Top End. Catch three films over the...
Capricornia Film Awards
The top flicks from Territory creatives were recognised at the local film industry’s night of nights, the Capricornia Film Awards. The competition was fierce and Indigenous stories and filmmakers were...
Darwin International Film Festival
The Darwin International Film Festival is looking to its closest neighbours this year, with a huge focus on the incredible stories from Australasia. By Tamara Howie Indonesian filmmaker Kamila Andini...
